Eighteen cats that each underwent an elective onychectomy were evaluated using a double-blind study design to determine if wound irrigation with bupivacaine prior to wound closure would decrease postoperative pain. The cats were divided alternately into an experimental group (n = 9) and a control group (n = 9). The experimental patients received bupivacaine in each incision prior to closure. The control patients received saline in each incision prior to closure. The patients were evaluated for postoperative pain using a pain-score system. The bupivacaine-treated patients had a significantly higher mean pain score at two hours following recovery from anesthesia than the saline-treated patients. At three hours following recovery from anesthesia, pain scores were not significantly different.
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July 01 1997
The effect of wound irrigation with bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia of the feline onychectomy patient
J Am Anim Hosp Assoc (1997) 33 (4): 346–352.
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KP Winkler, CL Greenfield, GJ Benson; The effect of wound irrigation with bupivacaine on postoperative analgesia of the feline onychectomy patient. J Am Anim Hosp Assoc 1 July 1997; 33 (4): 346–352. doi: https://doi.org/10.5326/15473317-33-4-346
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